Akerman Senterfitt

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Akerman serves clients throughout the United States and overseas from Florida, New York, Washington, D.C., California, Virginia, Colorado, Texas, and Nevada. We are ranked among the top 100 law firms in the U.S. by The National Law Journal NLJ 250 (2011) in number of lawyers and we are the largest firm in Florida.

Our team has been recognized by Chambers USA and other industry publications for its market leading practices in the areas of corporate, banking, finance, bankruptcy, litigation, real estate, environmental, insurance, healthcare, and labor & employment.

Automotive, Bankruptcy and Reorganization, Class Actions, Climate Change, Construction, Consumer Finance Litigation, Corporate, Economic Development, E-Discovery, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Energy, Utilities, and Telecommunications, Environment and Natural Resources, Fiduciary Litigation, Financial Institutions, Forest Resources, Franchising, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Government Contracts, Green and Sustainable Development, Healthcare, Hospitality, Immigration Planning and Compliance, Insurance Regulation and Litigation, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Land Use and Entitlements, Life Sciences, Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Client Services, Private Equity, Products Liability and Mass Torts, Public Finance, Public-Private Partnerships, Real Estate, Real Estate Litigation, Regulatory and Administrative, Retail Leasing and Development, Securities, Securitization and Structured Finance, Securities Litigation, Senior Living, Sports and Entertainment, Taxation, Transportation and Public Infrastructure, White Collar Crime and Government Investigations.

Florida Minimum Wage Increase to Take Effect on January 1, 2012
Ryan R. Fuller,Scott T. Silverman, December 13, 2011
Effective January 1, 2012, the Florida minimum wage will be increased to $7.67 per hour and will continue to surpass the federal minimum wage, which is $7.25 per hour. Pursuant to the Minimum Wage Amendment to the Florida Constitution, which took effect in 2005, every September the Florida...

The Affordable Care Act and Accountable Care Organizations Final Regulations Released
Elizabeth Fisher Hodge,Stephen G. Prom,Joseph W. N. Rugg,Robert E. (Rob) Slavkin, November 3, 2011
On October 20, 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the Interim Final Regulations regarding the formation of accountable care organizations (ACO). As you may recall, these interim final regulations are the follow-up to the proposed regulations initially published...

EEOC Issues Final Regulations on ADA Amendments Act
Edward H. Trent, April 7, 2011
On Friday, March 25, 2011, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") issued its final regulations implementing the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 ("ADAAA"). Although the amendments to the ADA that were designed to fundamentally alter the way the ADA is...

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